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Apple trail (Apfelwanderweg)

Accessible by public transport

Train (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)
Public bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 10,8 km

Time 3:30 h

Uphill 210 hm

Downhill 210 hm

Highest point 380 m

Along the apple hiking trail there are seven information boards, which will bring you closer to the history & tradition of apples in Eastern Styria.

Hiking improves endurance and strengthens the musculoskeletal system. In addition, regular exercise has positive effects on physical as well as mental health.

The starting point of the hiking tour is the information office in the center of Bad Waltersdorf. The hike revolves around the Styrian apple, its diversity as well as its history and tradition. The apple in culinary: Visit also the farms along the hiking trail and enjoy delicious, Styrian apple specialties.

Best season

January

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More information

Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.
There are numerous parking spaces available throughout the center of Bad Waltersdorf.

At the beginning of the tour you will take some impressions of the center of Bad Waltersdorf. A visit to the Roman Stone Museum next to the parish church is recommended. Cross the main intersection - then turn right along Schulstraße past the outdoor pool. Then continue straight ahead over the railroad crossing to the Heiltherme. Before you reach the spa, you will pass beautiful orchards. At the Heiltherme the tour joins the so-called Thermenstraße and turns right onto Hinterfeldweg. Pass the Pieber and Thaler wine taverns. A forest path leads past Sauberg and then right downhill, over the railroad crossing, straight ahead to Leitersdorf. After the village inn Seiler-Ziegler turn right to Leitersdorfberg and back to Bad Waltersdorf. Before you finish the route you also pass the 18-hole golf course and can enjoy a beautiful view.

1. direction main crossing
2. cross the bridge, then turn right
3. cross the railroad crossing
4. straight ahead direction Heiltherme
5. at Heiltherme turn right into Hinterfeldweg
6. at Ab-Hof-Verkauf Pichler turn left into Waldweg
7. near Maluhof separation of W2 and W3
8. along the Höhenweg to Sauberg
9. along the gravelled path, then right separation of W1
10. downhill to the railroad crossing
11. straight ahead to Leitersdorf
12. after the bridge left
13. after the village inn Seiler-Ziegler turn right
14. uphill to Leitersdorfberg
15. together with W1 back to Bad Waltersdorf

Ambulance: 144
European emergency call: 112

Tips when reporting an emergency – Answer these six WH questions: What happened? How many people are injured? Where did the accident happen (are there GPS coordinates)? Who is reporting the incident (callback number)? When did the accident happen? What is the weather like at the site of the incident?

Proper backpack packing makes many things easier: Pack heavy things first. The water bottle should always be within reach in a side pocket. All the things that are often needed, such as sunglasses, camera or hiking map, belong on top. An emergency kit, including blister plasters, belongs in every rucksack and it is always advisable to dress in layers.

Visit the restaurants and try specialities made with Styrian apples.

Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at.

Daily with the Thermenlandbus directly from Vienna to Bad Blumau in the Thermen- & Vulkanland adventure region www.thermenlandbus.wien

Tourismusverband Thermen- & Vulkanland
Tourist Office Bad Waltersdorf
Hauptplatz 90
8271 Bad Waltersdorf
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-71
badwaltersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Various hiking maps as well as books about the history of the Celts and Romans are available for purchase at the information office!